Baseball Game Recap: Pensacola Tigers vs. Central Jaguars

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 12:36am

Recap: Pensacola Tigers vs. Central Jaguars

Pensacola lost against Central back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pensacola Tigers suffered a rough 18-5 loss at the hands of the Central Jaguars. Pensacola has not had much luck with Central recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

CHRISZAVEN JONES was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was THADDARIUS WITHERSPOON, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

On Central's side, Justin Smarr was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his nine plate appearances. Dylen Houk was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.

Pensacola's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Central, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.

Pensacola will be playing in front of their home fans against Pine Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pensacola has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Central, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Navarre at 7:00 p.m. Central will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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